Radio interview with Paul S. Wright

Collection

Identifier: SR 9521

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This interview with the Reverend Paul S. Wright was conducted by Richard Hughes and a person identified only as "Rob," for a radio program called “Concern,” which aired on November 4, 1973. The audio was recorded by a listener on a home tape recorder as the interview was broadcast.

In this interview, Wright discusses serving as a Presbyterian minister in Portland, Oregon, during World War II. He talks about how both Portland and the Presbyterian Church changed after the war, about the growth of the suburbs, and about the church’s involvement in social issues. He speaks about the relationship between his faith and his understanding of history, and shares how that understanding informs his hopes for the future.

Dates

1973 November 4

Creator

Wright, Paul S. (Interviewee, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical note

Reverend Paul Stuart Wright was born in born in Tabriz, Persia (now Iran), in 1895, while his parents were missionaries there. His family returned to the United States in 1910. During World War I, he served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in France. He later graduated from McCormick Seminary and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister. He served in churches in North Dakota, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Oregon. He died in 1994.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (27 min., 17 sec.))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Radio interview with the Reverend Paul S. Wright, broadcast on November 4, 1973. Wright discusses his Christian faith and service as a Presbyterian minister in Portland, Oregon.